Obituaries

Kenneth Mcgrath

Kenneth Mcgrath

Apr 18, 2015

OXFORD - Kenneth J. McGrath, 74, died Saturday, April 18, 2015, at Mary Lane Hospital in Ware. He is survived by four brothers, Francis L. McGrath Jr. of Oxford, Ronald J. McGrath of Auburn, James M. McGrath of Webster, and David J. McGrath of Oxford; and several nephews and nieces. He was born in Worcester on August 29, 1940,...

Jeannette Morang

Jeannette Morang

Apr 13, 2015

NORTH OXFORD - Jeannette R. (Cazeault) Morang, 91, formerly of Wells Street, died Monday, April 13, 2015, at Lanessa Nursing Home in Webster. She was predeceased by her husband of 52 years, Guy A. Morang of North Oxford. She is survived by two children, Kirk A. Morang and his wife Susan of Groton, CT, and Pamela J. Knight and...

Ellen Leblanc

Ellen Leblanc

Apr 11, 2015

OXFORD - Ellen M. LeBlanc, 87, of Lovett Road, died peacefully on Saturday, April 11, 2015, at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, surrounded by her family. She is survived by her husband of 68 years, Theodore J. LeBlanc Sr., of Oxford; six children, Marie T. Hurley and her husband William of Middletown, CT, Theodore J. LeBlanc Jr. and...

Marie Wessell

Marie Wessell

Apr 8, 2015

OXFORD - Marie T. (Sweeney) Wessell, 86, died Wednesday, April 8, 2015, surrounded by her family at UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus, after a short illness. She was predeceased by her husband of 30 years, Ernest E. Wessell, Sr., who died in 1986. She is survived by five children, Carolyn J. Banfill and her husband Alfred of...

Betty Tremblay

Betty Tremblay

Apr 2, 2015

OXFORD - Betty A. (Dunlop) Tremblay, 76, died peacefully in her home on Thursday, April 2, 2015. She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Lawrence R. "Lefty" Tremblay of Oxford; two children, Shelly A. Tremblay of Oxford, and Michael J. Tremblay and his wife Jennifer of Sterling; two brothers, William Lonnroth of Ellington, FL, and Robert Lonnroth...

Bernadette Bilodeau

Bernadette Bilodeau

Apr 1, 2015

OXFORD - Bernadette J. (Boucher) Bilodeau, 90, of Locust Street, died peacefully on Wednesday, April 1, 2015, at Southbridge Rehabilitation and Healthcare, after a long illness. She was predeceased by her husband of 64 years, Lorenzo J. Bilodeau of Oxford, who died in 2010. She is survived by two sons, Paul L. Bilodeau and his wife Sharon of Webster;...

Marcia Holmberg

Marcia Holmberg

Mar 30, 2015

OXFORD - Marcia A. Holmberg, 53, of Main Street, died peacefully on March 30, 2015, at Sandalwood Care and Rehabilitation in Oxford. She is survived by her parents, Paul M. and Constance M. (George) Holmberg of Oxford; her brother, Craig P. Holmberg and his wife Catherine of Oxford; her niece, Nicole Holmberg of Oxford; her nephew, Aaron Holmberg of...

Phillip Bouthillette

Phillip Bouthillette

Mar 27, 2015

OXFORD - Phillip Bouthillette, 80, formerly of Oxford and Worcester, died peacefully on Friday, March 27, 2015, at Harrington Memorial Hospital in Southbridge, surrounded by his family. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Janice L. (Blair) Bouthillette; four children, M. Sharon Alden of Dudley, Philip Gary Bouthillette and his wife Donna of Windermere, FL, Robin A....

Mildred Merrill

Mildred Merrill

Mar 25, 2015

WEBSTER / AUBURN - Our wonderful and much beloved mother, Mildred J. (Tymula) Merrill, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 25, 2015. She is survived by her daughter, Joan (Merrill) Bouley of Oxford; her son, Steven G. Merrill and his wife Diane of Sierra Vista, AZ; her grandchildren, Christopher Bouley and his wife Beth of Oxford, Lia Karpicki and...

Adriana Terrill

Adriana Terrill

Mar 22, 2015

CHARLTON - Adriana A. (Zimei) Terrill, 53, of Richardson Corner Road, died peacefully at home on Sunday, March 22, 2015, surrounded by her family and friends. She is survived by her two daughters, Kira L. Terrill and Leah A. Terrill, both of Charlton; her husband, John E. Terrill, Jr., of Charlton; her brother, Alfredo Zimei and his wife Maria...

Robert Deschenes

Robert Deschenes

Mar 15, 2015

LIBERTY, ME - Robert P. Deschenes, 63, of Stevens Pond Road, died peacefully on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor. He is survived by his wife of 18 years, Sandra (Beach) Deschenes of Liberty and Belfast, ME; his brother, Brian C. Deschenes of Webster; two sisters, Virginia R. Gahagan and her husband John of...

Joan Morang

Joan Morang

Mar 14, 2015

ROCHDALE - Joan F. (Bassett) Morang, 81, of Wells Street, died Saturday, March 14, 2015, at the Overlook Masonic Health Center in Charlton, where she had worked her first job as a teenager. She was predeceased by her husband of 52 years, Charles "Norman" Morang who died in 2011, and her first husband Adam Joseph Placzek in 1958. She...

Mary Bailey

Mary Bailey

Mar 14, 2015

DUDLEY - Mary A. (Bouret) Bailey, 96, of Hayden Pond Road, died peacefully on Saturday, March 14, 2015, in her home after a long illness. She was predeceased by her beloved husband of 69 years, Robert E. Bailey who died on January 21, 2015. She is survived by two children, Gene Bailey and his wife Elizabeth of Dudley, and...

Shirley Huntington

Shirley Huntington

Mar 11, 2015

OXFORD - Shirley A. (Doherty) Huntington, 78, of Lind Street, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 11, 2015, in her home. She was predeceased by her husband of 51 years, David M. Huntington of Oxford, who died in 2007. She is survived by two daughters, Lisa D. Huntington and her husband Bruce Ware of Oakham, and Julie M. Kudron and...

Edward Gouin

Edward Gouin

Mar 11, 2015

CHARLTON - Edward J. Gouin, 90, died Wednesday, March 11, 2015, at the Life Care Center of Auburn. He is survived by two children, John E. Gouin and his wife Susan of Rutland, and Alice A. Sanchez of Freeport, FL; six grandchildren, Erin and Lauren Gouin, Jimmy, David, and Shane Hiersche, and Rodney Richards; and several great grandchildren, nephews,...

Teresa Dwyer

Teresa Dwyer

Mar 8, 2015

OXFORD - Teresa V. (Perry) Dwyer, 87, died peacefully on Sunday, March 8, 2015, at Webster Manor Nursing Home. She is survived by her son, James Dwyer and his wife Karen of Oxford; two grandchildren, Michael P. Dwyer and his wife Brie-Anne of Oxford, and Maureen K. Dwyer of Northboro; 6 great grandchildren, Sean, Madelyn, Caeden, Connor, Rylie, and...

Suzanne Butchman

Suzanne Butchman

Mar 7, 2015

NORTH OXFORD - Suzanne M. (Most) Butchman, 66, of Thayer Pond Drive, died peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, March 7, 2015. She is survived by three children, Christopher A. Butchman and his wife Michelle of Londonderry, NH, Jennifer L. Butchman of Thompson, CT, and Andrew A. Butchman of North Oxford; two brothers, Tony Most and his wife Beverly...

Gertrude Knight

Gertrude Knight

Mar 6, 2015

WEBSTER - Gertrude S. (Coppersmith Gordon) Knight passed away on March 6 after a brief illness. She was a resident of Christopher Heights in Webster after residing in Oxford for more than 40 years. Gertrude was predeceased by her husband of 42 years, David F. Knight in 2013. Gertrude leaves two children, daughter Susan T. Lamb and her daughter...

Barbara Dionne

Barbara Dionne

Mar 3, 2015

AUBURN - Barbara C. Dionne, 80, of Green Street, died Tuesday, March 3, 2015, in her home surrounded by her family and friends. She is survived by her husband of 28 years, Ernest C. Dionne of Auburn; four children, Cheryl Bullard of Worcester, Rhonda Sanchez of Auburn, Edward Friel of Leicester, and Kathleen Abasciano of Auburn; one brother, George...

Albert Beland

Albert Beland

Feb 25, 2015

OXFORD - Albert H. Beland, 72, of Walnut Street, passed away on Wednesday, February 25, 2015, in his home. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Judith A. (Gardner) Beland of Oxford; his daughter, April Beland of Oxford; his sister, Eleanor Boss of Shrewsbury; his brother, Roger Beland and his wife Patricia of Dudley; nephews and nieces....